Kirt Manion

Kirt Manion

  • Joined: September 27, 2023
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NCHS hosts commencement for Class of 2024

Eighty-nine graduating seniors at Nebraska City High School received their diplomas in an afternoon ceremony in the school gymnasium on Sunday, May 12.Kalan Fritch delivered the opening remarks; senior speakers were Emma Kingery, Sidney Moyer, and Yareli Flores-Adame; and closing remarks were provided by Tristan Kingery.The Senior Singers performed “Bridge Over Troubled Waters” during the ceremony.Members of the class received $1.4 million in scholarships and grants, said Counselor Jenna Howell.

Council approves loan forgiveness, restructuring for local businesses

The discontinuation of a state economic development loan program resulted in the forgiveness of loans to two Nebraska City businesses and the restructuring of a loan to a third company.At the May 6 Nebraska City City Council meeting, council members approved forgiving a loan of approximately $12,765.92 to Warehouse Antiques and the forgiving of a $1,881.70 loan to Hillman Masonry, along with the restructuring of a current loan to Gregory Welding.Nebraska City Area Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Dan Mauk said the first two companies qualified for loan forgiveness because they were able to attract full-time-equivalent employees to their businesses, which was a condition of the loans being originally made.Mauk said the Gregory Welding loan qualifies for a $140,000 credit because of the full-time-equivalent positions the company has created by relocating its business to Nebraska City several years ago.During the meeting, the council alsoAgreed to pay the Nebraska Railroad Museum approximately $65,000 for property around the Nebraska City Depot on 6th Street;Heard a quarterly report on the progress of projects at the Nebraska City Veterans Memorial Building;Approved the final plat of Re-Plat I and the Second Addition, as well as a rezoning request, for the Kreifels Hills Subdivision;Approved the donation of 39 booklets with crayons, along with 19 bike safety flags and brackets, from Christmas Wishes Paying It Forward and the Children’s Watering Tower Garden to the Nebraska City Police Department; Approved grant fund applications from Nebraska City Rescue for a new ambulance and the Morton-James Public Library for new computers and equipment; andAwarded the Steinhart Park Road Timber Bridge repair contract to MC Wells Contracting LLC for $55,847.Mayor Bryan Bequette began the meeting by proclaiming May 12 to 18 as Police Week in Nebraska City, and May 19 to 25 as EMS Week in the community.

Cats, Cats, Cats!

I think the “stars” or something or other must have dictated cats would play an important part of my life.You see, my mother left my baby buggy outside one night.

Speech free of disinformation?

As the 2024 election year heats up, I become increasingly angered by politicians who, for their own personal benefit and seemingly with little moral obligation, exploit one of our nation’s most precious amendments to our U.

The Return of Law Day

At the end of Law Day on Thursday, May 2, the final score was Superman 2, State of Nebraska 0.To illustrate how the court system works, fifth-grade students from Lourdes Central Catholic and Hayward Elementary acted out a play in which Superman was accused of criminal mischief and trespassing and arrested by the sheriff as he attempted to rescue Lois Lane from a dangerous group of kidnapers who did not want her to write a story for the Daily Planet about welfare fraud.In the morning session, students who comprised the jury from Christina Atkins’ and John Stidd’s classes were unable to come to a unanimous decision about Superman’s guilt or innocence.